Is Nivea a boy or girl name?

Nivea is a girl’s name. Of the 1,331 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Nivea

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Nivea was most popular in 2003, when 92 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,355 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,331 people named Nivea.

Nivea over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nivea’s peak in 2003. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nivea a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nivea is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,331 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nivea

Where Nivea is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org